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Naughty nurses stir TV protest

Richard Brooks, Arts Editor

February 8 2004, 12:00am, The Sunday Times

The 10-part television drama, No Angels, professes to be a realistic account of the lives of four fictional nurses who share a house in Leeds. They are seen frolicking in bed with two men at a time, sharing drugs with doctors and covering up mistakes ?? including the timing of a patient??s death ?? in a distinctly unprofessional manner.

The series, to be broadcast on Channel 4 next month, comes as the RCN is backing two campaigns to improve the prestige of nursing. After positive portrayals such as the late 1970s series Angels and more recently Casualty, the RCN is disappointed by the prospect of a drama which shows the seamier side of a nurse??s life.